Danny Baker has confirmed he has been sacked by the BBC amid a racism row.

The former BBC Radio 5 Live broadcaster had posted a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's newborn son, comparing the boy to an ape.

He made a "joke" about the birth, tweeting a black and white photo showing a well-dressed man and woman holding hands with a suited chimpanzee.

Harry and Meghan, whose mother is African American, revealed on Wednesday that their new arrival was named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

Baker captioned the picture: "Royal baby leaves hospital".

Following a backlash and allegations of racism, he deleted the post and has since apologised.

He said: "Sorry my gag pic of the little fella in the posh outfit has whipped some up. Never occurred to me because, well, mind not diseased.

"Soon as those good enough to point out it's possible connotations got in touch, down it came. And that's it."

Danny Baker (Image: PA)

But on Thursday morning, the 61-year-old shared another tweet, this time saying that he had been fired.

He presented a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live.

On Wednesday evening he apologised again, saying the joke was intended to poke fun at the Royal family.

He said: "Once again. Sincere apologies for the stupid unthinking gag pic earlier. Was supposed to be joke about Royals vs circus animals in posh clothes but interpreted as about monkeys & race, so rightly deleted.